NHTSA Safety Recalls
Subaru Ascent Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Subaru Ascent, across 7 model years from 2019 to 2025. The 2019 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2019
- Owner complaints
- 1,040
2019–2025, with a recall
9 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,040 complaints with NHTSA about the Subaru Ascent across 8 model years; the most, 443, concern the 2019.
Owners marked a crash on 34 of the Subaru Ascent complaints (3%) and a fire on 12.
Across all Subaru Ascent model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 289 complaints), then the power train (182).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Subaru Ascent in 2021: 217, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Subaru Ascent is equipment: other: labels, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Subaru Ascent recall, 26V436000, was reported on July 7, 2026 and concerns the equipment: other: labels.
Subaru Ascent years to avoid
Too few Subaru Ascent model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Subaru Ascent years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Subaru Ascent
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS7
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH4
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)1
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
- STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS1
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1
- TIRES1
Subaru Ascent model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Subaru Ascent recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V436000July 7, 2026 | equipment: other: labels | 2019–2025 | crash | 541,237 |
| 23V647000September 21, 2023 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2023 | crash | 4,311 |
| 23V392000June 1, 2023 | suspension: front: control arm: lower arm | 2023 | crash | 5 |
| 23V258000April 7, 2023 | tires | 2023 | crash | 4,409 |
| 22V907000December 8, 2022 | electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 2019–2022 | firepark outside | 271,694 |
| 21V954000December 9, 2021 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2020 | crash | 1,305 |
| 21V955000December 9, 2021 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2019–2020 | crash | 198,255 |
| 21V587000July 29, 2021 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2019–2020 | crash | 175,968 |
| 20V218000April 16, 2020 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2019 | crash | 188,207 |
| 19V855000December 2, 2019 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2019 | crash | 76,842 |
| 19V856000December 2, 2019 | engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv) | 2019 | crash | 51,613 |
| 19V519000July 10, 2019 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2019 | crash | 166 |
| 18V508000August 2, 2018 | structure: body: roof and pillars | 2019 | crash and injury | 293 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Subaru Ascent. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted